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It’s often true that employees quit their bosses (rather than their companies), but all of them doing so at once is a rare and beautiful occasion. Four employees of Blenz Coffee in Vancouver went the extra mile, walking out mid-shift and taping a note on the door:

We’ve all had our share of incompetent nincompoops lording over us, so to Jorge, Paisley, Stewart, and Hyun, thank you. And Scott, man, don’t be such a dick!